Discrimination, Employee Rights

Illinois Amends IHRA to Protect Caregiver Status

Saul Ewing LLP on 9/9/2024

On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2161, the newest amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on their...more

Beyond Appearances: New York City Enacts Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Height and/or Weight

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/12/2023

On May 26, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that bans employment discrimination on the basis of an individual’s height and/or weight. The...more

Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/18/2023

So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more

Federal Discrimination Statutes and the Cannabis Industry: An Illegal Industry Still Subject to Federal Laws

McGlinchey Stafford on 8/19/2022

On its face it appears to be counterintuitive: United States federal courts recognizing and enforcing workplace rights for employees working in an illegal industry. After all, we would not expect a judge to lend a sympathetic...more

HR Quick Take: Anti-Discrimination Laws

Dentons on 6/23/2022

Q: Did the Iowa legislature make any changes to the anti-discrimination laws in the 2022 session?...more

Affirmed: Pennsylvania's Appellate Court Says "Yes" to Private Right of Action Under Medical Marijuana Act

Saul Ewing LLP on 8/27/2021

In a matter of first impression, Pennsylvania’s Appellate Court issued a decision affirming a private right of action under Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“MMA”) and permitting a claim to proceed for wrongful discharge...more

EEOC Issues Guidance on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

Saul Ewing LLP on 7/9/2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a technical assistance document for “Protections Against Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.” The document briefly...more

Can Employees Face Disciplinary Action For Their Social Media Posts?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/16/2020

Social media has long been an outlet for expression. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming elections and the protests surrounding police brutality and racial injustice, social media has been an instrumental...more

Preparing For Protesters To Return To Work: Employer Do’s And Don’ts

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/8/2020

Mass protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have raised concerns among public health professionals that the proximity of the protestors to each other – and the shouting and chanting typical of protests – could...more

Don’t Forget To Evaluate The Selections In Reductions In Force During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/19/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the workplace in ways we could not have imagined just a few months ago. Indeed, the economic impact caused by the COVID-19-related shutdowns has prompted many employers to reevaluate how to...more

Developments in Workplace Discrimination Guidance in the Wake of COVID-19

A&O Shearman on 4/24/2020

Many employers have been forced to consider employee layoffs, furloughs or salary reductions as a way to manage some of the financial hardship created by COVID-19. Companies should keep in mind existing federal, state and...more

Supreme Court: Federal Employees Can Sue Over Any Age Discrimination In Employment Decision

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/7/2020

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal government employees can sue for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) when age bias taints the decision-making process, not merely when...more

New 2020 Labor & Employment Laws for Public Agencies

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 2/7/2020

Shauna Amon Writes About Public Employer New Laws in PublicCEO - California and federal courts, along with the state’s Public Employer Relations Board, handed down a number of decisions last year that will impact public...more

II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued

Cozen O'Connor on 11/1/2018

This episode offers a Top 10 list of thoughts to minimize problems at your company's upcoming holiday party, discusses what's in the recently-published 2018/2019 federal regulatory agenda, and highlights two noteworthy cases...more

New York City To Require Lactation Rooms In The Workplace

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/29/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently passed “Mother’s Day bills” will require employers to provide lactation rooms to employees expressing milk and to implement a policy informing employees about the right to a lactation room and...more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2018

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 7/12/2018

Supreme Court Bars Mandatory Union Dues For Public Employees - Janus v. AFSCME, 585 U.S. ___, 2018 WL 3129785 (2018) - In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court held that it is a violation of...more

New Jersey Now Bans Breastfeeding Discrimination

Fisher Phillips on 1/10/2018

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie began his final week in office by signing 40 bills into law, including an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination that immediately bars discrimination against breastfeeding...more

San Francisco Regulators Provide Anticipated Guidance For Lactation Ordinance

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/6/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide a private “lactation location” where new mothers can pump their milk as well as a “lactation break”...more

WPI State of the States: Major Bills Advance in September, With More on Deck for October

Littler on 10/3/2017

The baseball pennant races are about to kick off, but not all the action is on the field. Roughly a dozen state legislatures were in session during September, and they considered more than 50 labor and employment bills....more

EEOC Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s…Forever

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 9/14/2017

The Seventh Circuit recently condoned an EEOC practice that dramatically inhibits the private settlement of employment discrimination lawsuits. Two Union Pacific employees filed an EEOC charge. The EEOC provided a Notice...more

Washington’s New Healthy Starts Act Requires Employers to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Pregnant Workers Absent the Showing...

Littler on 8/30/2017

Washington’s legislature recently passed a new Healthy Starts Act (the “Act”), which places significant obligations on Washington employers with respect to pregnant employees. These new obligations are not otherwise required...more

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